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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Orangeburg, South Carolina · Wed, Sep 24

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1964

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 207▼ 237 vs year ago 426 · −55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 32▲ 0 vs year ago 55 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 3▼ 7 vs year ago 26 · −26.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.04/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −55.12 against this barn's trailing median of $405.16.

Average price

$350.04

22 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$34.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs SC average

−67.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	370.56	2,027	9thin
Medium and Large 2	559	335.84	1,878	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.72/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

350.04

—

SC average6 barns · 140 hd

357.78

−7.74

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−67.05

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.16

−55.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $440.91, low $336.83, median $405.16 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,511	169.54	2,561	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	147.13	2,033	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	145.03	1,854	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	102.28	1,033	23

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,975	2thin

Every lot

82 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,806	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,872	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	352.58/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,622	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,847	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,001	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	554	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,895	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	324.18/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,922	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,028	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,935	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,142	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	675	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,039	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,191	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	410.40/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,523	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	387.75/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,485	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	353.65/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,443	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	359.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,684	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	471	322.24/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,518	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	502	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,431	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	340.64/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,788	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	322.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,817	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	315.71/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,058	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	387.83/cwt	380.00–395.00	892	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	911	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	367.23/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,700	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	324.99/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,661	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	672	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,865	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	168.11/cwt	156.00–174.00	2,480	8
Bulls	—	—	1,795	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,249	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	96.52/cwt	74.00–117.50	952	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	129.66/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,460	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	140.64/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,710	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,364	143.90/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,963	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	150.36/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,105	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	153.82/cwt	148.00–157.50	2,157	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,040	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	828	214.14/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,773	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,451	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,150	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,403	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	900	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,109	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,643	1

This sale against other markets

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Sep 24, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 207Year ago 426

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 32Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 26

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Moderate offerings of plain to average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	828	190.00–230.00	214.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	235.00	235.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	197.00	197.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	240.00	240.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	145.00	145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	155.00	155.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	245.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	284.00	284.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	183.00	183.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	380.00–395.00	387.83
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	463	355.00–375.00	367.23
5	500–550	511	320.00–345.00	324.99
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	672	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	554	342.00	342.00
5	650–700	675	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	486	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	510	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	593	300.00–330.00	324.18
2	600–650	600	320.00–325.00	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	460	345.00–360.00	352.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	460	407.00	407.00
5	500–550	528	379.00	379.00
4	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	612	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	716	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	456	396.00	396.00
2	600–650	600	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	380.00–395.00	387.75
5	400–450	408	352.00–360.00	353.65
2	450–500	468	350.00–370.00	359.73
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	563	315.00–330.00	322.67
7	650–700	652	310.00–320.00	315.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	305.00–338.00	322.24
2	500–550	502	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	371	400.00–435.00	410.40
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
8	500–550	525	340.00–342.50	340.64
2	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	750	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	986	74.00–117.50	96.52
4	—	1,126	122.50–135.00	129.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	149.00–153.00	150.36
5	—	1,364	141.00–147.00	143.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,216	137.50–145.00	140.64
3	—	1,402	148.00–157.50	153.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	156.00–174.00	168.11
1	—	1,795	181.00	181.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.